Fabricio Pezente

Fabricio Pezente, CEO of Traive

Fabricio Pezente is the founder and CEO of Traive, a financial technology startup that provides an online platform for agricultural financing in Brazil.12 He has over 15 years of experience in the financial industry, with a focus on derivatives and structured products.2

Career Highlights

• Spent 12 years at Credit Suisse Brasil, holding various positions including Vice President of Structured Products and FX and IR Derivatives Trader1
• Launched Traive in 2018 after obtaining an MBA from MIT Sloan Fellows Program1
• Under Pezente's leadership, Traive has become a leading fintech company in Brazil with over 200,000 users and $1 billion in assets under management2
• Traive had over R$ 7 billion in credit requested and R$ 1.5 billion approved on its digital platform in 2023, a record year for the company3

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering from Escola Politécnica da USP1
• Master of Business Administration from the Sloan Fellows Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology1

Personal

• Passionate about derivatives, coffee, and Brazil4
• Married to Aline Oliveira, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Traive5

Fabricio Pezente is a key figure in the Brazilian agricultural fintech space, leveraging his financial expertise and MIT education to build innovative solutions for agricultural credit through Traive.12